FNUS75 KSLC 202221 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER KNOLLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 421 PM MDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .DISCUSSION...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. THE RIDGE AXIS IS OVER THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN TODAY BUT WILL SLIDE EAST AND BE NEARLY OVERHEAD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10-12 KTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL BECOME NORTH AT 7-8 KTS BY THURSDAY AND 2-4 KTS ON FRIDAY. DUE TO THE LIGHT WINDS THE CLEARING INDEX WILL LIKELY BE UNDER 500 BY FRIDAY. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-10 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-49. MAX HUMIDITY........65-67 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH UNTIL 1900 THEN NORTHEAST 2-5 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO DOWNSLOPE AT 2-4 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......770. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-69. MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNSLOPE AT 2-4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW. CLEARING INDEX......540. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....70. MIN HUMIDITY........21-23 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH. FORECASTER...STRUTHWOLF REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110920.COOPE.01/SLC $$